Chapter One
As the light poured into the room, Kagome's eyes slowly opened as she regained consciousness.
She turned on her side, trying to remember where she was. She suddenly gasped in pain and fell onto her back. 'Why does my side hurt so badly?' she thought. She slowly sat up, hand at her side, exploring her fresh wound.
"What are you doing awake already?" asked a familiar voice. "Lady Kaede!" Kagome was glad to know that she was with someone she knew. She glanced at the old woman who seemed to be mixing some sort of herbs.
"You should rest child, you're still wounded from the attack yesterday..."
A look of confusion covered Kagome's face. "What attack? I don't remember anything..."
"I suspected as much, you did take a pretty hard hit to the head. You're lucky to be alive after the demon you faced yesterday. Thank gods Inuyasha was there to protect you!"
"What demon? What happened? Is Inuyasha alright?!" Kagoma tried to stand but fell back in pain.
"Calm yourself! Inuyasha is fine! So are the others. I could ask them to come in if you'd like."
Kagome excitedly nodded, then looked down, noticing that she wasn't... properly clothed... "Maybe I should get dressed first..."
"Put this on." The woman threw a linen tunic looking robe for her to wear.
After she put it on, Lady Kaede left the room, and her presence was quickly replaced by four others.
"Kagome! Are you alright? I was so worried!" cried Sango as she embraced Kagome, who winced in pain. "Oh gods, you're hurt!"
"It's nothing..." said Kagome with a look of relief after she had been released.
It was then that Kagome looked at the two boys and the kit. They all looked concerned and she smiled bleakly at them to show that she wasn't in pain, though she was.
Kagome wondered why they hadn't said anything when she decided to break the silence.
"What happened yesterday? I don't remember a thing. Lady Kaede told me that there was a demon, that's all I know."
"You don't remember anything?" asked Miroku. "I wish I could forget it..."
"Well," interrupted Inuyasha, "I guess I'll tell you since these idiots would just as soon forget it. We were walking to Kaede's from the well since you had just returned when you said that you sensed jewel shards. A demon came running out of the forest and came straight towards us. You took Shippo and hid him in the brush, then ran back. Miroku ran to fight the demon, but was losing horribly. He even tried his wind tunnel, but it didn't work." he sighed. "Sango tried to fight it off but she wasn't making much progress either. I stood in front of it and when it came at me I dodged, but the bastard still hit me. I was down for a while until I heard something and sat up. You were attacking the demon by yourself, but you looked different. You looked like a hanyou, hell you even smelled like a hanyou too! You had ears and everything..." he recalled. His eyes slowly rose to meet hers, then went to the top of her head.
Kagome sat with a blank stare on her face. "How could I become a hanyou you liar! This isn't a funny thing to joke about."
"You don't believe me?" chuckled Inuyahsa. "See for yourself." Kagome's eyes widened as her hands slowly rose to the top of her head, and she felt two fuzzy ears protruding through her hair
"Oh my gods! This can't be happening!" Sango grabbed her by the shoulders. "Kagome it's not so bad! We can probably find a way to change you back and..."
"Change me back?! Why?!" laughed Kagome.
They all stared at her in disbelief, particularly Inuyasha. 'What the hell...?'
"I can't believe it! It finally happened!"
"What the hell are you talking about?!" cried Inuyasha, a look of utter confusion on his face.
"A few weeks ago I had a dream where I was surrounded by blackness and heard a voice... It told me that I would show my true form soon if I kept fighting. I didn't believe it but look at me now!" she cried gleefully.
"You want to be a hanyou?" gasped Inuyasha.
"Of course I do! Who wouldn't!"
Lady Kaede entered the room carrying a large metal pot which appeared to be steaming. "You must all leave the room now so I can treat Kagome. She'll be fine in a few minutes, now go wait outside." she said as she nudged them out the door.
As the light poured into the room, Kagome's eyes slowly opened as she regained consciousness.
She turned on her side, trying to remember where she was. She suddenly gasped in pain and fell onto her back. 'Why does my side hurt so badly?' she thought. She slowly sat up, hand at her side, exploring her fresh wound.
"What are you doing awake already?" asked a familiar voice. "Lady Kaede!" Kagome was glad to know that she was with someone she knew. She glanced at the old woman who seemed to be mixing some sort of herbs.
"You should rest child, you're still wounded from the attack yesterday..."
A look of confusion covered Kagome's face. "What attack? I don't remember anything..."
"I suspected as much, you did take a pretty hard hit to the head. You're lucky to be alive after the demon you faced yesterday. Thank gods Inuyasha was there to protect you!"
"What demon? What happened? Is Inuyasha alright?!" Kagoma tried to stand but fell back in pain.
"Calm yourself! Inuyasha is fine! So are the others. I could ask them to come in if you'd like."
Kagome excitedly nodded, then looked down, noticing that she wasn't... properly clothed... "Maybe I should get dressed first..."
"Put this on." The woman threw a linen tunic looking robe for her to wear.
After she put it on, Lady Kaede left the room, and her presence was quickly replaced by four others.
"Kagome! Are you alright? I was so worried!" cried Sango as she embraced Kagome, who winced in pain. "Oh gods, you're hurt!"
"It's nothing..." said Kagome with a look of relief after she had been released.
It was then that Kagome looked at the two boys and the kit. They all looked concerned and she smiled bleakly at them to show that she wasn't in pain, though she was.
Kagome wondered why they hadn't said anything when she decided to break the silence.
"What happened yesterday? I don't remember a thing. Lady Kaede told me that there was a demon, that's all I know."
"You don't remember anything?" asked Miroku. "I wish I could forget it..."
"Well," interrupted Inuyasha, "I guess I'll tell you since these idiots would just as soon forget it. We were walking to Kaede's from the well since you had just returned when you said that you sensed jewel shards. A demon came running out of the forest and came straight towards us. You took Shippo and hid him in the brush, then ran back. Miroku ran to fight the demon, but was losing horribly. He even tried his wind tunnel, but it didn't work." he sighed. "Sango tried to fight it off but she wasn't making much progress either. I stood in front of it and when it came at me I dodged, but the bastard still hit me. I was down for a while until I heard something and sat up. You were attacking the demon by yourself, but you looked different. You looked like a hanyou, hell you even smelled like a hanyou too! You had ears and everything..." he recalled. His eyes slowly rose to meet hers, then went to the top of her head.
Kagome sat with a blank stare on her face. "How could I become a hanyou you liar! This isn't a funny thing to joke about."
"You don't believe me?" chuckled Inuyahsa. "See for yourself." Kagome's eyes widened as her hands slowly rose to the top of her head, and she felt two fuzzy ears protruding through her hair
"Oh my gods! This can't be happening!" Sango grabbed her by the shoulders. "Kagome it's not so bad! We can probably find a way to change you back and..."
"Change me back?! Why?!" laughed Kagome.
They all stared at her in disbelief, particularly Inuyasha. 'What the hell...?'
"I can't believe it! It finally happened!"
"What the hell are you talking about?!" cried Inuyasha, a look of utter confusion on his face.
"A few weeks ago I had a dream where I was surrounded by blackness and heard a voice... It told me that I would show my true form soon if I kept fighting. I didn't believe it but look at me now!" she cried gleefully.
"You want to be a hanyou?" gasped Inuyasha.
"Of course I do! Who wouldn't!"
Lady Kaede entered the room carrying a large metal pot which appeared to be steaming. "You must all leave the room now so I can treat Kagome. She'll be fine in a few minutes, now go wait outside." she said as she nudged them out the door.